Saudi Arabia opens AD probe into Chinese and Turkish steel sections
2026-11-12 11:07:24 [Print]
On November 9, 2026, the General Authority for Foreign Trade of Saudi Arabia (GAFT) issued a notice, officially initiating an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled medium-sized and small-sized profiles originating from China and Turkey. This investigation was initiated in response to an application by the local Saudi enterprise, United Steel Company, and the case investigation number is AD-26-3.
The involved products are hot-rolled light and medium-sized iron or steel structural profiles, angle bars, and shapes. Specifically, they include H-shaped steel, I-shaped steel, W-shaped wide-flanged steel, general beams (UB), channel steel (UPE/UPN), angle bars with a height not exceeding 220 millimeters, and flat steel with a width not exceeding 300 millimeters.
The dumping investigation period is from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026; the injury investigation period is from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026. This investigation covers products under customs tariff numbers 721621000001, 721621000002, 721631100001, etc., totaling 10 tariff numbers.
The involved products are hot-rolled light and medium-sized iron or steel structural profiles, angle bars, and shapes. Specifically, they include H-shaped steel, I-shaped steel, W-shaped wide-flanged steel, general beams (UB), channel steel (UPE/UPN), angle bars with a height not exceeding 220 millimeters, and flat steel with a width not exceeding 300 millimeters.
The dumping investigation period is from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026; the injury investigation period is from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026. This investigation covers products under customs tariff numbers 721621000001, 721621000002, 721631100001, etc., totaling 10 tariff numbers.
